Either 50 years ago or nowadays concrete has been by far the most widely used construction material around the world. However, its production is closely connected with the manufacturing of Portland clinker and Portland cement (OPC), which has serious environmental impact due to high energy demands, consumption of raw materials and greenhouse gases emissions. It is estimated that PC production is responsible for approximately 7% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, it is necessary to search for some “greener” alternatives which will have similar or even better properties than Portland cement based materials, to help achieve the 2050 goal of 80% reduction of CO2 emissions.

Ing. Eva Štěpánková, Ph.D.

Vysoká škola Báňská v Ostravě / Technical University of Ostrava

Ing. Filip Khestl, Ph.D.

coordinator for TUO, specialist in research of secondary raw materials and its application

Ing. Libor Zídek

focus on testing and studying the behavior of secondary raw materials in the environment

Ing. Jana Bohacova

research focused on the application and properties of the geopolymers

Assoc. Prof. Barbara Vojvodikova, Ph.D.

focusing on the environmental aspects of secondary raw materials

ŽPSV a.s.

Assoc. Prof. Vlastimil Bilek, Ph.D.

Many years of experience in research of secondary raw materials, alkali-activated materials and its application. In this project will cooperate on development and design of concrete for practical application, coordinate industrial experiments and pilot tests.

VÝZKUMNÝ TÝM SK / RESEARCH TEAM SK

Ing. Robert Jansky

production director responsible for quarry, cement production, dispatch and laboratory

Ing. Ivan Rachler

quality manager, product manager, specialist in cement and inorganic binders chemistry, responsible for inventing of new products and consultation with customers

Ing. Zuzana Hantakova

head of laboratory, responsible for organization and realization of chemical analysis and testing physical and mechanical properties of products

First seminar will be held on 23th June 2017 on the premises of the Brno University of Technology, Faculty of chemistry, Purkyňova 118, room P2/M66.The seminar starts at 9 am and the program is following:

9:00 – 10:00 A. Palomo - Sustainability and durability of cements: two possible challenges by using high proportions of fly ashes

Gender dimension in research is one of the very important aspects of the research as it is. But in order to discuss this much talked topic the basic terminology needs to be clearly stated. Sex is a biological quality, that we are mostly born with. It is an biological classification of sexually-reproducing organisms and it is possible to clasify it according to factors: genetical, morphological and gametic.

On the other hand gender is a socio-cultural process that we are born to. It refers to the cultural and social attitudes that together shape and sanction "feminine" and "masculine" behavior, products, technologies, environments and knowledges. Gendered behaviors and attitudes are learned: they are neither fixed or universal.

To state even clearly, an example: A conference on "Sex differences in Pain" would adress biologial deteminants of pain perception between women and men. A conference on "Gender differences in pain" would adress socio-cultural assumptions about how women and men experience pain differently. (Fishermann et al., 1999)